Security update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:2578-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2020-14386 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2020-14386 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2020-14386 ( NVD ): 6.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability and has six security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 Azure kernel was updated to 3.12.31 to receive various security and bugfixes.

The following security bug was fixed:

  • CVE-2020-14386: Fixed a potential local privilege escalation via memory corruption (bsc#1176069).

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

  • EDAC: Fix reference count leaks (bsc#1112178).
  • KVM: SVM: fix svn_pin_memory()'s use of get_user_pages_fast() (bsc#1112178).
  • mm, vmstat: reduce zone->lock holding time by /proc/pagetypeinfo (bsc#1175691).
  • net/mlx5e: Fix error path of device attach (git-fixes).
  • net/mlx5: Fix a bug of using ptp channel index as pin index (git-fixes).
  • net: smc91x: Fix possible memory leak in smc_drv_probe() (git-fixes).
  • sched/deadline: Initialize ->dl_boosted (bsc#1112178).
  • scsi: lpfc: Add and rename a whole bunch of function parameter descriptions (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Add description for lpfc_release_rpi()'s 'ndlpl param (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Add missing misc_deregister() for lpfc_init() (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Ensure variable has the same stipulations as code using it (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix a bunch of kerneldoc misdemeanors (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix FCoE speed reporting (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix kerneldoc parameter formatting/misnaming/missing issues (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix LUN loss after cable pull (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix no message shown for lpfc_hdw_queue out of range value (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix oops when unloading driver while running mds diags (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix retry of PRLI when status indicates its unsupported (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix RSCN timeout due to incorrect gidft counter (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix some function parameter descriptions (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix typo in comment for ULP (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix-up around 120 documentation issues (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix-up formatting/docrot where appropriate (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Fix validation of bsg reply lengths (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: NVMe remote port devloss_tmo from lldd (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666 bsc#1173060).
  • scsi: lpfc: nvmet: Avoid hang / use-after-free again when destroying targetport (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Provide description for lpfc_mem_alloc()'s 'align' param (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Quieten some printks (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Remove unused variable 'pg_addr' (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Update lpfc version to 12.8.0.3 (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • scsi: lpfc: Use __printf() format notation (bsc#1171558 bsc#1136666).
  • vxlan: Ensure FDB dump is performed under RCU (git-fixes).
  • x86/fsgsbase/64: Fix NULL deref in 86_fsgsbase_read_task (bsc#1112178).
  • x86/mce/inject: Fix a wrong assignment of i_mce.status (bsc#1112178).
  • x86/unwind/orc: Fix ORC for newly forked tasks (bsc#1058115).

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-2578=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-2578=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-2578=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • kernel-azure-debugsource-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-devel-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-base-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-syms-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-debuginfo-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-16.28.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • kernel-devel-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-source-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • kernel-azure-debugsource-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-devel-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-base-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-syms-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-debuginfo-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-16.28.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • kernel-devel-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-source-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • kernel-azure-debugsource-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-devel-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-base-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-syms-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-debuginfo-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-azure-base-debuginfo-4.12.14-16.28.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • kernel-devel-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1
    • kernel-source-azure-4.12.14-16.28.1

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